Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Since the exercise was suspended, the New 1st Regiment and the 358th Regiment reached a tacit understanding. The troops of the New 1st Regiment retreated to Nie Village, while the 358th Regiment stationed in Song Village Town. The two sides were four or five miles apart, out of the range of the 60mm gun, and both chose to avoid conflict.

The 8th Independent Brigade, which said it would pass through the 358th Regiment's defense zone, was temporarily dispersed and stationed in three villages southeast of Nie Village and south of Wuxiang. Although this brigade had a small number of soldiers, it still had more than 2,000 people, and one village could not hold them all.

Interestingly, among the three units, the New 1st Regiment, the 358th Regiment, and the 8th Independent Brigade, the 8th Independent Brigade has the smallest number of troops, but is the most courageous. Even when Chu Yunfei said that he did not want to take action and even repeatedly reminded that the New 1st Regiment was extremely powerful, the commander of the 8th Independent Brigade, Tian Qiqing, still had a great interest in attacking the New 1st Regiment at night.

"Brother, lend me a fire."

It was already late at night, and the entire Songcun Town had fallen silent. In the howling cold wind, the two sentinels who were on night watch gathered together.

In those days, lighters were not yet popular. If anyone had a lighter, they had to keep it in their pocket. It was impossible for someone to lose a lighter during a meal. People used matches more often, but they could only light a fire a limited number of times.

The two men put their heads together, then quickly separated. Each of them held a cigarette in his mouth and took a puff.

"Brother, have you heard about the Eighth Route Army exercise?"

"I've heard about it, but it's a bit outrageous. Everybody has an automatic weapon, shells are flying everywhere, and pork is available... Damn, is this talking about the Eighth Route Army or the Americans? If the Eighth Route Army was so rich, how could the Japs be here today?"

The two chatted about recent events while smoking. The exercise conducted by the two regiments was obviously the best topic of conversation recently.

"But no matter what, the New 1st Regiment is definitely stronger, and its supplies should be more abundant than those of the other Eighth Route Army. I guess our regiment commander lost face during the exercise."

"What?"

"I don't know the Eighth Route Army, but I know my own people. If they hadn't lost miserably, why would they praise the Eighth Route Army so highly?"

"Hey hey hey..."

The two men laughed quietly, but after a few seconds, one of them stopped laughing and sighed instead.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, just thinking about the past. How long has it been since we last had meat?"

"Before the Japs came, we were paid in silver coins and could have a good meal occasionally. After the Japs came, we were paid in large amounts of money. Eating meat? That's wishful thinking."

The painted faces here have nothing to do with opera, but are the Jin banknotes issued by Yan Laoxi. Because the banknotes are of poor quality and the portraits are blurred, the common people gave them nicknames according to their face values: the ten-yuan note is called "big painted face", the five-yuan note is called "second painted face", and the one-yuan note is called "small painted face".

The reason why the soldiers had mostly painted faces in their hands was very simple. Yan Laoxi had distributed printing machines and banknotes to each office, and they could print as much as needed. Even Sun Chu, who was not well-received, had one, but he was restricted in the amount of money he could issue, and he only had a few dozen reams of paper, and could not issue more.

As he said that, the man took out a ten-yuan Jin banknote and said, "Tell me, how many people are willing to buy this now? Last time I went to buy something, the vendor ran away when he saw me. I stopped him and said, "I'm not robbing you, why are you running away?" He said that you soldiers only have painted faces in your hands, which is no different from robbery...Haha."

"Of course, this big painted face is not as good as a dollar of French currency. Who goes out without some other money now?"

After two dry laughs, the two fell silent. The cigarettes in their mouths quickly became much shorter.

Soon, one of them finished his cigarette. He threw the cigarette butt to the ground and stomped it out with his foot: "I'll take the cigarette butt with me?" Normally, smoking is not allowed during duty, but this is a late night patrol and everyone is asleep. They are already doing their duty to their superiors by staying awake. What's the big deal about smoking a cigarette? Just remember to take the cigarette butt away when it gets cold and leave no evidence. This matter has long been turned a blind eye.

"Okay, then I..."

Halfway through the conversation, a gunshot was heard in the distance. The two men subconsciously bent down and rushed into the bunker nearby to load their guns.

"From the sound, it's the direction of Nie Village, the base of the Eighth Route Army. Go and ring the bell, and I'll pick up the cigarette butt."

"it is good."

The two had just finished assigning tasks and had not yet started to act when they heard gunshots from the direction of Nie Village. This time it was not just one or two shots, but one shot every few seconds, obviously someone was exchanging fire. Songcun Town and Nie Village were only a few miles apart, and it was a quiet night, and the crackling gunshots were extremely clear.

"Where are the gunshots coming from?" Chu Yunfei kicked the door open. As a professional soldier, he was very familiar with the sound of gunfire. In addition, he was always worried about the 8th Independent Brigade, so he didn't sleep well. He opened his eyes as soon as the gunshots sounded.

Chu Yunfei was fastening his belt while listening to the gunshots. When he realized that the gunshots came from the east, he began to curse in his heart. This was his turn to be in trouble.

As the sentry's alarm sounded, the whole town came alive. Countless people got up from their beds and watched the soldiers walking on the streets through the doors and windows. The soldiers put on their uniforms, picked up their weapons, walked on the streets, and aimed their eyes at their superiors.

The officers were bewildered. They had never heard of any action, and the troops stationed nearby were all friendly forces, so why was the fighting so intense...

But their doubts did not last long, as an explosion was heard from a distance. After the explosion, the sound of the exchange of fire quickly intensified, and even automatic weapons continued to fire, and the conflict obviously escalated several levels.

"Gather, gather!"

The officers no longer hesitated and immediately began to gather the troops. The platoon leaders were responsible for the deployment of defense, and the company commanders ran to the regiment headquarters to look for Chu Yunfei and Qian Bojun.

"The second company will deploy defenses in the town; the third company will seize the high ground on the south side; the first company will advance to the northeast and seize Xicheng Village. At the same time, send out a reconnaissance team to investigate the situation and try to get in touch with the New First Regiment." Chu Yunfei put on his military cap and thought for a while: "I will take Adjutant Sun and the first company away. Qian Bojun, you guard Songcun Town. There are mountains to the north and south of this place. Once Songcun Town falls into the hands of others, the first company will not be able to come back."

"Yes, I will definitely ensure the safety of the commander!"

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Niecun, the temporary headquarters of the Second Battalion of the New First Regiment.

"These bastards are riding on our faces!" Li Yunlong threw the pencil in his hand directly onto the table.

Hu Sheng shook his head, picked up his pencil, pointed at the map, and began to make arrangements according to the intelligence he had already gathered: "We won't set up a specific plan for this battle, but each company will have a target."

"Now concentrate the strength of the entire battalion to quickly defeat the enemy attacking from the front and capture Xihedi as quickly as possible. After that, the fourth company will attack Jiang Village to the southwest, the fifth company will attack Chengnan Village, and the sixth company will go around from the east to block the fleeing enemy. In this battle, we will try to capture as many prisoners as possible."

"The machine gun company will join the other companies in combat according to the grouping during training. The regiment artillery company is also divided into three artillery platoons to support each company. The transportation of ammunition is the responsibility of the regiment transport company. If you want to fire more shells, each company can draw personnel to help."

Hu Sheng closed the map and said, "That's it. Follow the order!" (End of this chapter)